"All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them... When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken." (Acts 2: 4,6 NIV)When the Holy...
"The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences." Proverbs 18:21 NLT I never know what will come out of my oldest grandson's mouth.Near the beginning of summer, he developed a case of strep throat. My wife and I noticed a rash on...
The tongue has no eraser, and mine just wrote a gang of words I wished I could expunge.I was new to the local town, having temporarily moved back in with my parents while I searched for employment. One of the area's popular attractions on Saturday morning was the...
"Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn-- shout for joy before the LORD, the King." (Psalm 98:4-6,...
When Naomi arrived in Bethlehem, she said: "Don't call me Naomi; call me bitter." (Ruth 1: 20, MSG)This may seem a strange thing to say, but even though the two women had made it back to Bethlehem safely, Naomi knew their troubles were far from over. Let's remember...
With all prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints (Ephesians 6:18).The mother of one of my seminary students was a psychic. She said to him once, "Jim, have you...
With all prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints (Ephesians 6:18).The mother of one of my seminary students was a psychic. She said to him once, "Jim, have you...
